Proposed Strategy to Ban Cruel Practices: How to Achieve Successful Legal Changes for Animals? On World Animal Day 2024, leading animal lawyers and advocates from across the globe united in a pivotal webinar hosted by World Animal Justice (WAJ). The event, Legal Victories and Challenges to Protect Farm Animals Around the World, featured Sabine Brels …
Corporate Profit Rests on Torture: Animals Pay the Price By Dr Rimona Afana, 10 December 2024 Today forty years ago, the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment was adopted, with now 174 state parties.[1] Supposedly a groundbreaking framework, it remains narrow and exclusionary even for humans while sentient nonhumans …
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All sentient animals deserve to be internationally protected by the law. World Animal Justice aims to create a new world of justice for all animals, where we protect animal’s fundamental rights to live, be free and well-treated, and where massive animal crimes and zoocide belong to the past. The author explored the connection between ecocide …
10 Police Recommendations for Animal Protection On World Animal Day 4 Oct 2024, a unique event was organized by World Animal Justice led by the animal lawyer Dr Sabine Brels and the French association Les 4 Pattounes, led by police captain Céline Gardel. This event (replay here), brought together police officers from five countries (France, …
World Animal Justice Makes a Giant Step: Advancing the Fight Against Animal Crimes in the Alliance of NGOs on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice WAJ joins the Alliance on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice: A Historic Milestone for Criminal Animal Justice World Animal Justice (WAJ) is proud to announce that we have joined the …
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World Animal Justice has successfully secured observer status at the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime (UNTOC), marking a significant milestone in its advocacy for animal protection. WAJ delegate Dr Meganne Natali attended the 12th UNTOC Conference, where the focus was on addressing transnational environmental crimes such as wildlife trafficking. Key discussions emphasized the …
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Analysis resulting from findings of the Asia-Pacific Animal Law Overview (APALO) project led by World Animal Justice on animal anti-cruelty laws in this region Introduction Asia is a continent where diverse cultures, religions and customs intertwine, which is reflected in the legislation of different countries. Animal protection and the fight against cruelty vary depending on …
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World Animal Justice (WAJ) is advocating against the law requiring the mass killing of street animals, passed in Türkiye on 2 August 2024. WAJ calls on animal rights activists and organizations around the world to act in order to overrule this law. Analysis by Seher ÖZKAN, WAJ Expert in Turkey What the Law Brings Despite …
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Huge Congrats to WAJ Expert Roslyn Wells and Thank You Animals Australia! World Animal Justice (WAJ) is thrilled to announce a historic victory for animals: Australia has decided to ban live exports of sheep by 1 May 2028. This landmark legislation represents a significant step forward in ending the cruel live sheep trade from Australia, …
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“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. I hold that the more helpless a creature, the more entitled it is to protection by man from the cruelty of man. I abhor vivisection with my whole soul. All the scientific discoveries stained with innocent …
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